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slyclopse | 08:11 Wed 19th Dec 2007 | Phrases & Sayings
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where does the saying on my todd originate
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Todd Sloan was an American jockey in the early 20th century. So, "On my todd" was used in rhyming slang as "On my Todd Sloan" to mean "On my own".
08:38 Wed 19th Dec 2007
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Which is obviously why it was scripted in the new Oliver Twist production! Gotta love it, me ole mo chara!
14:57 Wed 19th Dec 2007
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that was written with a remarkably tin ear, Octavius, I gave up halfway through.
15:02 Wed 19th Dec 2007
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No I found Oz & James followed by Hestons ridiculously complicated trifle recipe (black olive puree????) far more entertaining than that, so only caught the one or two lines between programmes. Funny how these east-end-hard-done-by-orphan�s have the air of Sylvia Young about them, aint�ent it?!
15:09 Wed 19th Dec 2007

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